* Special Red and White paint scheme added by Dealer Ed Morse Chevrolet of Lauderhill, FL
** 86 Aerocoupe repainted to some other color - originally whiteContact the Webmaster for contact information any 86 Aerocoupes that are listed for sale above.

The VIN numbers listed below are of suspected or known "replica" 86 Aerocoupes. Due to
discrepancies, these cars are suspected of or known to be conversions from what were normal
notchback SSs by other than Cars & Concepts Inc. and are not considered by this Registry
as part of the original 200 produced in 1986.

VIN Number

1G1GZ37G2FR183519

1G1GZ37G2FR208435

1G1GZ37H3GR106250

1G1GZ37G5GR111358

1G1GZ37G9GR184605

All 1986 Monte Carlo SS Aerocoupes had a White exterior and Burgundy interior combination.
There are some 86 Aeros that are registered that have aftermarket or dealer (Ed Morse Cheverolet of Lauderhill, FL) added paint jobs.
All have been confirmed to have been White exterior from the factory.

Here are some other facts that we either know, or suspect about the 1986 Aerocoupe:

There were only 200 1986 Monte Carlo Aerocoupes built.

All 1986 Aerocoupes were built at the Arlington, TX plant. All 1987 Aerocoupes were built at
the Pontiac, MI plant.

All 1986 Aerocoupes left the assembly line as standard Monte Carlo (notchback) SSs, and
were sent to an outside vendor (Cars & Concepts, Inc. Brighton, MI) for the Aerocoupe modification
(option).

The 1986 Aerocoupe RPO Option code was B5T. The Aerocoupe RPO Code changed in 1987 to Z16.
There were NO 1988 Aerocoupes made.

The 86 Aerocoupe's trunk was held aloft by a single gas strut on the driver's side of the
trunk, which connected between the trunk lid and trunk floor. This differs from the '87 Aeros,
which use two gas struts which connect between the trunk lid and top of the trunk lip.

There is a black plastic strip that runs along the bottom edge of the rear glass that is not
present on the 1987 Aerocoupe. There have been reports that the early version '86 Aeros use just
one plastic strip, while later versions use three separate plastic sections across the bottom of
the glass.

Message Board member Dennis, "86Aerocoupe87" who owns both an 86 and an 87 Aerocoupe, provides the following
side by side comparisoin of the back Aerocoupe glass:"There is a distinct difference between the 86 glass and the 87 glass. The frit on the 87 is a ceramic baked
onto the glass and is not as wide as the 86. The frit is the black edge around the perimeter of the glass.
This black edge helps hide the interior of the car where the glass meets the interior. Makes for a clean look
from the outside. The 86 has a wider black edge around the perimeter. It is not baked on as is the ceramic frit
on the 87's. This wider black edge on the 86 was done to hide additional interior trim pieces the 86's have which
the 87's do not have. The 86's have a more finished look around the glass on the interior as opposed to the 87's.
It is either an applied vinyl or painted on. I'm not really sure. But on most of the 86's that have sat out in the
sun, this black edge has cracked and peeled away from the glass. This will not happen on the 87's as it is baked on.
Another difference in the glass is where it is bent. There is a yellowish orange stripe in the glass that runs along
the bend. On the 86's this colored stripe runs from the edge of the seal from top to bottom. On the 87's the stripe
runs from the edge of the black frit top to bottom. In other words, you can see more of this colored stripe on the 86
glass. As far as the bubble shape, I could tell no difference. If there is one it's very slight."

The rear package tray / center brake light is different from the 1987 Aerocoupe. In the 1986 Aerocoupes,
there is a separate carpet piece that covers the third brake light housing. In the 1987 Aerocoupes,
the package tray is a single carpet piece which is molded over the brake light housing.

We're gathering option data to see just how identical these '86 Aeros are. They appear to be
carbon copies of one another, all White exterior, Maroon interior with identical options.

The P.E.P. (Product Evaluation Purpose) car listed above was most likely used by GM for magazine
test drive demos. It's one of 5 early production 86 Aerocoupes that were sent to GM Engineering.

Interestingly.. we've had four reports from '86 Aeros of Build Sheets being found under the
rear seats that were FOR A DIFFERENT 86 AERO VIN NUMBER! Subsequent searching found correct VIN build
sheets under the passenger bucket seat. Most likely, Car's & Concepts, while performing several
Aero conversions at the same time, placed the wrong rear seats back in the completed conversions.
This seems to be the most likely explaination.

The 1986 Aerocoupe had a 19 week production run, with 10 produced each week with the exception
of the first week, in which 20 were produced.

Five of the first 20 1986 Aerocoupes were sent to GM's Engineering department and appeared at
most major speedways.

The 1986 Aerocoupes were distributed to the following dealership zones:

Jacksonville, Quantity: 70

Charlotte, Quantity: 70

Atlanta, Quantity: 30

Birmingham, Quantity: 30

Distribution to the dealership zones was based on:

Retail Monte Carlo sales as % to Region 1985 YTD

Number of major NASCAR speedway races in zone (January - July)

Here is the breakdown of the production week / distribution zones. Many thanks to Paul Baumgart
for tracking down this information.

#

Order #'s

Factory Order

Factory Complete

Ship to C&C

C&C Complete

Region

Quantity

Speedway

Race Date

1

SSS001-020

11/15/85

12/09/85

12/13/85

02/10/86

Jacksonville

15(5)

Daytona

2/16/86

2

SSS021-030

12/06/85

01/13/86

01/17/86

02/17/86

Jacksonville

10

Daytona

2/16/86

3

SSS031-040

12/13/85

01/20/86

01/24/86

02/24/86

Atlanta

10

Atlanta

3/16/86

4

SSS041-050

01/03/86

01/27/86

01/31/86

03/03/86

Atlanta

10

Atlanta

3/16/86

5

SSS051-060

01/10/86

02/03/86

02/07/86

03/10/86

Atlanta

10

Atlanta

3/16/86

6

SSS061-070

01/17/86

02/10/86

02/14/86

03/17/86

Charlotte

10

Darlington

4/13/86

7

SSS071-080

01/24/86

02/17/86

02/21/86

03/24/86

Charlotte

10

Darlington

4/13/86

8

SSS081-090

01/31/86

02/24/86

02/28/86

04/01/86

Charlotte

10

Darlington

4/13/86

9

SSS091-100

02/07/86

03/03/86

03/07/86

04/07/86

Brimingham

10

Talladega

5/4/86

10

SSS101-110

02/14/86

03/10/86

03/14/86

04/14/86

Brimingham

10

Talladega

5/4/86

11

SSS111-120

02/21/86

03/17/86

03/21/86

04/21/86

Brimingham

10

Talladega

5/4/86

12

SSS121-130

02/28/86

03/24/86

03/28/86

04/28/86

Charlotte

10

Charlotte

5/25/86

13

SSS131-140

03/07/86

03/31/86

04/04/86

05/05/86

Charlotte

10

Charlotte

5/25/86

14

SSS141-150

03/14/86

04/07/86

04/11/86

05/12/86

Charlotte

10

Charlotte

5/25/86

15

SSS151-160

03/21/86

04/14/86

04/18/86

05/19/86

Charlotte

10

Charlotte

5/25/86

16

SSS161-170

03/27/86

04/21/86

04/25/85

05/26/86

Jacksonville

10

Daytona

7/4/86

17

SSS171-180

04/04/86

04/28/86

05/02/86

06/02/86

Jacksonville

10

Daytona

7/4/86

18

SSS181-190

04/11/86

05/05/86

05/09/86

06/09/86

Jacksonville

10

Daytona

7/4/86

19

SSS191-200

04/18/86

05/12/86

05/16/86

06/16/86

Jacksonville

10

Daytona

7/4/86

Here is the list of RPO codes that is believe to be identical with ALL 1986 Monte Carlo
Aerocoupes. NONE of the 1986 Aerocoupes came with a Limited Slip (Posi) differential
(RPO Code G80)!! Very interesting.

(159374) In 1993, the National Monte Carlo Owner's Association (NMCOA) raffled off an 86 Aerocoupe.
1000 tickets were sold for $30 each. For each ticket, one received an 8x10 picture of the
Aerocoupe. Below is the back cover of the newsletter showing the Aerocoupe and the car as it is today,
owned by Butch Hampton, in Woodbridge, VA.

We need your help! If you own, or know of someone who owns a 1986 Monte Carlo SS Aerocoupe,
please refer them to this page, or my email address. We need to collect as much information on
as many '86 Aerocoupes as possible. If you have ANY '86 Aerocoupe photos, literature, information,
magazine references, memorabilia... PLEASE send me a message. This is the place to have that
information! The more the better. Again, 1986 Aerocoupes only.. sorry, no 1987s. Thanks for
your help!

If you would like help in identification of a possible 86 Aerocoupe and are not sure if it
is legit, please contact the webmaster of this site for specific clues to assure yourself
of a true 1986 Aerocoupe BEFORE YOU BUY. There are fake versions out there being sold as
true Aerocoupes. Buyer beware!

Disclaimer:
Inclusion in the Registry above should not be construed as certification or validation that
the car in question is an actual 1986 Aerocoupe. Although MonteCarloSS.com makes every effort
to verify the authenticity of cars registered here, we do not provide any guarantee, certification
or validation that the reported information is 100% accurate. MonteCarloSS.com will not be
held responsible for any discrepancies listed herein.